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Japan vs United Kingdom

This page compares Japan and United Kingdom across 50 key World Bank indicators, grouped by category. Pick any indicator below to see the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Health & Population

Indicator Japan United Kingdom Detail
Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 13.30 9.70 Compare →
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) 5.70 9.89 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female 6.90M 5.80M Compare →
Population, male (% of total population) 48.78 49.24 Compare →
Rural population (% of total population) 7.81 16.76 Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) 64.57 90.74 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) 81.09 79.54 Compare →
Urban population growth (annual %) -0.32 1.17 Compare →
Population, male 60.48M 34.09M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, total 72.88M 43.83M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) 50.66 30.80 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male (% of male population) 26.84 18.06 Compare →
Population ages 15-64 (% of total population) 58.78 63.32 Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, male 16.23M 6.16M Compare →
Urban population 114.29M 57.63M Compare →
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 36.56 56.40 Compare →
Population, female (% of total population) 51.22 50.76 Compare →
Rural population 9.68M 11.60M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, total 36.92M 13.50M Compare →
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) 19.45 27.14 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male (% of male population) 61.12 64.05 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) 10.87 16.50 Compare →
Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) 1.05 1.06 Compare →
Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort) 90.06 87.07 Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) 87.13 83.33 Compare →
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 1.15 1.55 Compare →
Urban population (% of total population) 92.19 83.24 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, total 14.18M 11.90M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) 32.58 20.90 Compare →
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort) 94.87 91.60 Compare →
Population, total 123.98M 69.23M Compare →
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) 70.12 57.94 Compare →
Population growth (annual %) -0.44 1.07 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female (% of female population) 56.55 62.61 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) 12.03 17.90 Compare →
Population, female 63.50M 35.14M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above, female 20.69M 7.34M Compare →
Population ages 15-64, female 35.91M 22.00M Compare →
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 84.04 81.39 Compare →
Population ages 0-14, male 7.28M 6.10M Compare →
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 1.63 7.82 Compare →
Net migration 140,579.00 389,911.00 Compare →
Population ages 15-64, male 36.97M 21.83M Compare →
Population ages 65 and above (% of total population) 29.78 19.50 Compare →
Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) 11.44 17.19 Compare →
International migrant stock (% of population) 2.80 17.10 Compare →

Environment

Indicator Japan United Kingdom Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 341.54 283.11 Compare →

Agriculture

Indicator Japan United Kingdom Detail
Surface area (sq. km) 377,969.27 243,610.00 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) 5,490.82 8,983.56 Compare →
Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) 1.48 3.72 Compare →

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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.